13.21 Beat the Devil
Title | Beat the Devil |
Episode # | Season 13, Episode 21 |
First aired | May 3, 2018 |
Directed by | Phil Sgriccia |
Written by | Robert Berens |
On IMDB | Beat the Devil |
Outline | With the help of Rowena and Gabriel, the Winchesters and Castiel finally get to Apocalypse World, but not everything goes according to plan. |
Monster | Lucifer Vampires |
Timeline | |
Location(s) | Lebanon, Kansas Apocalypse World Northeastern Kentucky Dayton, Ohio |
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Contents
Synopsis
Characters
- Sam Winchester
- Dean Winchester
- Mary Winchester
- Castiel
- Lucifer
- Jack Kline
- Gabriel
- Rowena
- Floyd
- Maggie (Apocalypse World)
Definitions
- Alcohol
- Alternate Universe
- Angel Blade
- Apocalypse World
- Archangel
- Archangel Blade
- Black Grimoire
- Food
- Grace
- Hugs
- Men of Letters Bunker
- Monsters
- Portal
- Sammy
- Single Perfect Tear
- Spells
- Table of Death
- Tree of Life
- Vampires
- Warding Sigils
- Witches
Music
- "Cat's in the Cradle" by Harry Chapin
- (playing in the bar as Lucifer drinks his sorrows away)
- "Gwine to Run All Night, or De Camptown Races"
- (sung by Lucifer to annoy Rowena)
Quotes
Dean: We're not teaming up with him.
Castiel: We just need his grace.
Sam: Oh, 'just.'
Dean: We've trapped his ass before.
Sam: Yes, and every time, it ends up the same way, with the Devil being on the loose again.
Castiel: Good guess.
Lucifer: Okay, you could've done this back at the bar. Could've drained me, killed me. What's this really about? Humiliation? Revenge?
Sam: Ah, those are just bonuses. See, we got a lot of work to do back in Apocalypse World, but not a whole lot of time to do it. So I realized something. I realized we could use you. Use you not to just crack the door open, but to keep it open. So we're gonna drain you. We're gonna keep on draining you.
Dean: Like a stuck pig.
Gabriel: Grace on tap, sorry bro.
Castiel: Well, Heaven's been run into the ground by upstanding angels. Perhaps a screw up is just the change we need.
Sam: Really?
Dean: Yeah, like you're lighter, happier, more energetic.<bt>
Floyd: Starvation. When Michael's armies started to wipe out the humans, they didn't think about monsters or what happened to 'em when their food source dried up. Turns out, not eating makes them wild. Nothing but pure, stupid appetite.
Rowena: Shut your mouth! -- Oh! You want to get inside my head, twist the knife? Two can play that game. Do you know what your grace is making possible right now? The heartfelt family reunion of Sam, Dean, Cas, Mary, and your very own son Jack. That's right. Your wee boy's over there, and he'll be so glad to see his three fathers. Of course, as far as he's concerned, they are his father. And you? You're nothing to him. Or me.Or anyone now. Nothing.
Sam: I'm sure you have.
Lucifer: I have, Samuel. I want my son, and you're gonna help me.Trivia & References
Rowena: The Three Amigos? With their bro hugs, pep talks, and melodrama? Count on it.
- "The Three Amigos" is a 1986 comedy starring Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, and Martin Short as three movie stars mistaken for real life heroes.
Lucifer: So how did I have the juice to pull off my little Lazarus trick? Uh, that's a long story, but I was basically tracking you here, and then I came across a handful of Michael's angels and I ate 'em. I guess it's not really a long story, is it?
- In the Christian New Testament, Lazarus of Bethany was a man who was raised from the dead by Jesus and whose story is recounted in the Gospel of John.
Lucifer: What do I want? I want what everyone wants. I want a personal apology from Pop. I want rerun-free, year-round episodes of Drag Raceâ.
- "RuPaul's Drag Race" is a reality TV show hosted by the eponymous RuPaul in which drag queens compete for the title of America's Next Drag Superstar. At the time of this episode's airing, Drag Race ran in the same time slot on a different channel.
Minutiae
- 2.21 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part One killed by Jake Talley and brought back to life when Dean makes a deal with a Crossroads Demon.
- Killed by a wish from Hope Lynn Casey in 4.08 Wishful Thinking and brought back when Wes Mondale removes the coin from the Wishing Well.
- Anna kills him in 5.13 The Song Remains the Same and he is resurrected by Michael.
- Hunters kill Sam and Dean in 5.16 Dark Side of the Moon and they are brought back to life by Joshua.
- When he is possessed by Lucifer in 5.22 Swan Song he dies and is trapped in Lucifer's Cage. He is bought back soulless by Castiel and later re-ensouled by Death.
- In 12.09 First Blood, Dean and Sam do a deal with Billie the reaper to kill them so they can escape prison. They are each dead for a short period.